Meghan received a phone call from Denise from the pediatric unit early in the morning and she was told that a heart was available for Hope Reed. Hope was a five-year old who had been waiting for a heart transplant, because her heart was enlarging.
After the phone call, Meghan went out to a nearby park to run; in fact, she was looking for the runner with the neon ball cap. As soon as she found the runner, Meghan speeded up behind the runner in the neon cap and kept up with her one lap after another around the lake.
Once, Meghan explained to her father that she waits around for the runner everyday because the runner is the best runner Meghan has ever seen, and she wants to run after somebody better than her.
After the runner finished running, Meghan stopped, breathing hard, and said to herself, “One of these days I’ll catch up to you. And then I’m going to pass you!” Also, she prayed for Hope Reed.
After watching Meghan and the runner running, Nathan starts running. Then he arrives at the hospital early to ask Peter permission to change to another team. Nathan told Peter that if he stayed with Dr. Goetz he would surely drop out of medical school. Peter told Nathan that he would see what he could do. Thus, Nathan seems relieved.
After working out, Meghan went back to her house to have breakfast with her sister and brother. After breakfast Meghan helped dress Olivia, her sister, for school; in fact, Olivia loved all the attention her sister gave her. Meghan was more than generous with the time she spent with her sister and brother.
When Meghan was a little girl, she was diagnosed with a heart problem. Dr. Goetz told her parents that there is a hole in her heart. However, Dr Goetz said that that hole is small and it would eventually close on its own. So Meghan can live a normal life but with restrictions – by making sure that she does not do anything too strenuous.
For several years later, the hole has not closed at all. Nevertheless, Dr Goetz always beamed when he saw Meghan because she proved him wrong: she wasn’t fragile and frail, and her heart seems very strong. As a child, Meghan would run up and down the street with her friends. Allison, Meghan’s mother, would watch through the window from inside.
I like Meghan, she is very strong. She taught me how to be stronger. She showed me how to become a good person. This book has something is very difficult to understand, however I tried to understand that and I will finish it soon. After I read this book, I admired Meghan. She is a patient but she is very strong.
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